The New Hampshire Gazette

FOR THE GAZETTE.

Mr. Melcher,

A WRITER in the "Oracle" of Tuesday last, being apprehensive that a more favorable account of the proceedings in this town, on Thursday the 10th inst. had gone abroad than he and those of his stamp could wish-ed, undertakes to give the public "an impartial state of facts." He begins by acknowledging the unanimity of the town-meeting relative to the famous (or rather infamous) treaty with Britain—but says "many" did not attend the meeting, on observing the "methods taken to blow up the minds of the people."—surely, if the "many" are what they pretend to be, advocates for peace, they ought to have gone among those "blowers", and endeavored by their peculiar abilities and angelic sweetness of temper to "blow" away the fermentation the "rabid multitude" were "blowed" into; otherwise forever to have remained silent on the subject. But how different these peace-advocating "many" have conducted! about two months after the meeting was held, while every thing was tranquil (finding the President had given his assent to the fatal instrument) and to make themselves (as they thought) popular with government, began to muster their forces; and it was determined to send round to those they could calculate upon, a paper, purporting to be an address to the President; and appointed a sturdy son of Neptune, by the name of Jack Sawney (better known for his impudence than good manners) to carry it into effect: but it seems the "many" mistook their man—he being rather too open in his mode of doing business; they therefore elected one of their old tried veterans for stabbing in the dark, named J***b Sly, noted for much low-cunning—of course, more apt to take in the credulous citizen; in which he succeeded wonderfully well! some he coaxed into it—some (it is said) were bribed into it—and others pretend not to know what they signed: so that by hook and by crook, the "many" with all they could muster, amounted to the number of thirty-nine, and no more; several of whom, finding themselves entrapped, have since erased their names.

When the treaty was first made known, some of the trusty Sons of Columbia, being fired with an honest indignation at so gross an insult upon their liberties, which had cost so much blood and treasure to establish, prepared two carved figures; designed as effigies of certain aristocrats, which they intended (in order to shew their abhorrence of the treaty) should be committed to the flames—but owing to the interposition of some persons, who are called by the "many" junto "disorganizers of government" they were laid aside, where they would have remained, had not neighbour Sly and his party taken so much pains to counteract the proceedings of the town meeting. This daring insult, with aggravating circumstances attending the business—opened the treaty-wound afresh, and produced the assembling a large number of the citizens, among whom were very respectable characters;—the consequence was, the burning those effigies, without doing any damage whatever. No wonder the "many" were apprehensive for their safety! they were conscious that their insolence deserved chastisement. Their subsequent conduct will not, I fear, prove beneficial to them—but as a real friend to peace and good order, hope they will learn prudence before too late.

AN OLD WHIG.